Hansford and Harding use purchases, cash payments and general journals with their accounting system. They also maintain

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Hansford and Harding use purchases, cash payments and general journals with their accounting system. They also maintain an accounts payable subsidiary ledger, which contains the following accounts at 31 July:






L. Jessup



Date

Explanation

Post Ref

Debit

Credit

Balance



1/7

12/7

Balance


CP4


2 850


5 340

 2 490



R. Kent



Date

Explanation

Post Ref

Debit

Credit

Balance



1/7

20/7

Balance


CP4


1 800


2 780

980











W. Lau



Date

Explanation

Post Ref

Debit

Credit

Balance



6/7

21/7

28/7


P6

P6

CP4



4 300

5 100

980


5 100

6 080

1 780



A. Machell



Date

Explanation

Post Ref

Debit

Credit

Balance



1/7

15/7

22/7

Balance


CP4

P6


960



760

3600

2640

3400



B. Nicholson



Date

Explanation

Post Ref

Debit

Credit

Balance



1/7

15/7

21/7

Balance


GJ8

CP4


3 200

2 920


6 120

2 920

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A.   Prepare an Accounts Payable Control account assuming all postings for the month of July have been made, showing the appropriate posting references.

B.   Explain how each of the amounts which appear in the Accounts Payable account were obtained.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
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Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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